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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.To improve STEM diversity, fix higher education, scholar saysThe U.S. will make little progress toward changing the predominately white-male face of its science and technology workforce until higher education addresses the attitudes, behaviors and structural practices that undermine minority students' access and success at college, a new study suggests.http://phys.org/news/2015-04-stem-diversity-higher-scholar.html
Social Sciences Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:12:31 EDTnews349107144Study examines how race, culture influence school discipline, dropout ratesHigh school students throwing water balloons may seem harmless, but a case in which two black students were arrested for the prank illustrates the importance of considering race, students' background and the need for effective communication, especially when police are involved in school discipline, a University of Kansas professor argues in a new study.http://phys.org/news/2015-04-culture-school-discipline-dropout.html
Social Sciences Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:30:03 EDTnews348997290Stem pipeline problems to aid STEM diversityDecades of effort to increase the number of minority students entering the metaphorical science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pipeline, haven't changed this fact: Traditionally underrepresented groups remain underrepresented. In a new paper in the journal BioScience, two Brown University biologists analyze the pipeline's flawed flow and propose four research-based ideas to ensure that more students emerge from the far end with Ph.D.s and STEM careers.http://phys.org/news/2014-06-stem-pipeline-problems-aid-diversity.html
Social Sciences Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:03:54 EDTnews322315417Urban schools improving faster than rest of USFederal testing data shows that public school students in the nation's largest cities are improving their performance in reading and math faster than their counterparts in suburban and rural schools.http://phys.org/news/2013-12-urban-schools-faster-rest.html
Social Sciences Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:01:07 EDTnews306604860Tablets thrust Thai classrooms into digital eraIn a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practicing everything from English to mathematics and music.http://phys.org/news/2013-06-tablets-thai-classrooms-digital-era.html
Other Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 EDTnews290752445One factor that can help determine black men's college successBeyond good test scores and high school grades, a new study finds one key factor that helps predict if a young black man will succeed at a predominantly white university.http://phys.org/news/2013-04-factor-black-men-college-success.html
Social Sciences Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:07:39 EDTnews284728015Outdoor education helps minority students close gap in environmental literacy(Phys.org) —Environmental education programs that took middle school students outdoors to learn helped minority students close a gap in environmental literacy, according to research from North Carolina State University.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-outdoor-minority-students-gap-environmental.html
Social Sciences Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:16:31 EDTnews283191381Program improves Ph.D. student diversityA new paper in the peer-reviewed journal CBE—Life Sciences Education describes a Brown University program that has significantly improved recruiting and performance of underrepresented minority students in its nine life sciences doctoral programs over the last four years.http://phys.org/news/2013-03-phd-student-diversity.html
Social Sciences Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:26:01 EDTnews283094752Inequality in schools threatens US prosperity, scholars sayDecades of reform have failed to create a strong and fair school system in the United States, with poor and minority students at an increasing disadvantage, a new report says.http://phys.org/news/2013-02-inequality-schools-threatens-prosperity-scholars.html
Social Sciences Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:08:39 EDTnews280660111Simple efforts bridge achievement gap between Latino, white students, researcher findsThe achievement gap in academic performance between academically at-risk minorities and white students has concerned educators for decades now. It's a troubling fact that Latino Americans and African Americans, for example, earn lower grades on average than their white peers and are much more likely to drop out of high school.http://phys.org/news/2013-02-simple-efforts-bridge-gap-latino.html
Social Sciences Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:40:11 EDTnews280146484Vocabulary instruction failing US studentsVocabulary instruction in the early years is not challenging enough to prepare students for long-term reading comprehension, argues a study led by a Michigan State University education researcher.http://phys.org/news/2013-01-vocabulary-students.html
Social Sciences Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:17 EDTnews278254811Google gives $23M to spur innovation in charities(AP)—Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in science and technology.http://phys.org/news/2012-12-google-23m-spur-charities.html
Business Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:01:16 EDTnews273823267A little science goes a long way: Math and language scores improve with 10 hours of instructionA Washington State University researcher has found that engaging elementary school students in science for as little as 10 hours a year can lead to improved test scores in math and language arts.http://phys.org/news/2012-10-science-math-language-scores-hours.html
Social Sciences Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:06:27 EDTnews269773545Study finds high school media lacking in diversity, online presence(Phys.org)—The American media landscape is rapidly changing but still has a strong presence in high schools across the nation, according to research from the University of Kansas. However, the schools that don't have their own media are largely poor and have high minority populations, often depriving the students of a vital educational opportunity.http://phys.org/news/2012-10-high-school-media-lacking-diversity.html
Social Sciences Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:28:48 EDTnews269155720Student team discovers new interstellar molecule during summer program(Phys.org) -- Chemists can spend entire careers in search of new molecules in space; on average, only about four or five interstellar molecules are discovered worldwide each year.http://phys.org/news/2012-08-student-team-interstellar-molecule-summer.html
Space Exploration Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:58:52 EDTnews263019523Racially diverse suburbs growing faster than white suburbs but resegregation threatens prosperityRacially diverse suburbs are growing faster than white suburbs, but resegregation threatens their prosperity and stability, according to a study entitled, "America's Racially Diverse Suburbs: Opportunities and Challenges," released this week by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity at the University of Minnesota Law School.http://phys.org/news/2012-07-racially-diverse-suburbs-faster-white.html
Social Sciences Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:01 EDTnews261932697Are educators showing a 'positive bias' to minority students?Remember that teacher you grumbled about back in your school days, the really tough one who made you work so hard, insisted you could do better, and made you sweat for your A's? The one you didn't appreciate until after you graduated and realized how much you had learned?http://phys.org/news/2012-05-positive-bias-minority-students.html
Social Sciences Fri, 04 May 2012 13:35:12 EDTnews255357292Same-ethnicity mentors boost students' commitment to STEM careersYouths from African American, Native American, and Latino backgrounds are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (known as STEM subjects). Although having a mentor of the same ethnicity is widely seen as one way to engage these youths in STEM subjects, no study has asked these young people if they consider having a mentor who shares their background to be important. Now a new study of African American and Latino youths has found that having a "matched" mentor does matter, but only if having such a mentor is considered important by the adolescent.http://phys.org/news/2012-04-same-ethnicity-boost-students-commitment-stem.html
Social Sciences Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:20:57 EDTnews253851644High school math teachers may not make the grade when it comes to gender biasDo some high school teachers think math is harder for girls than boys? The authors of a new study say yes.http://phys.org/news/2012-03-high-school-math-teachers-grade.html
Social Sciences Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:39:35 EDTnews251653166Education research shows LGBTQ-identified students at higher risk than straight-identified studentsNew research findings reported in the October 2011 issue of Educational Researcher highlight differences between LGBTQ- and straight-identified youth in health outcomes and educational equity. The peer-reviewed scholarly journal is one of six published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA).http://phys.org/news/2011-10-lgbtq-identified-students-higher-straight-identified.html
Social Sciences Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:36:35 EDTnews237652588Bullying victims often suffer academically, particularly high achieving blacks and LatinosVictims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving black and Latino students, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.http://phys.org/news/2011-08-bullying-victims-academically-high-blacks.html
Social Sciences Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:53:41 EDTnews233286806Race matters when recruiting, retaining undergraduate women engineersAttempts to recruit and retain more women in undergraduate engineering programs often lump all female students into a single group. At best, minority women as a group may receive special attention.http://phys.org/news/2011-07-retaining-undergraduate-women.html
Social Sciences Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:03:05 EDTnews230310175How psychological cues can limit black students' academic learning, success(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a gnawing stomach or pesky runny nose, a looming stereotype can make it difficult to focus and perform well in school. Based on existing research, black students, Latinos, and women in math and science are known to perform poorly when a mistake could seem to confirm a negative stereotype about their group.http://phys.org/news/2011-07-psychological-cues-limit-black-students.html
Social Sciences Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:01:24 EDTnews229687266Americans' views of college access varied, often inflatedA study by Indiana University sociologists found that many Americans had inflated views of minority students' opportunities to attend college, yet a large contingent - around 43 percent of people surveyed - believed that low income students had fewer opportunities for college access.http://phys.org/news/2011-04-americans-views-college-access-varied.html
Social Sciences Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:11:51 EDTnews221501500New research shows Transcendental Meditation improves standardized academic achievementThe Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective approach to improve math and English academic achievement in low-performing students, according to a new study published in the journal Education.http://phys.org/news/2011-03-transcendental-meditation-standardized-academic.html
Social Sciences Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:56:03 EDTnews219920143Momentum for minority participation and retention in science and engineeringEmployment in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (the STEM disciplines) provides economic security and significant opportunities for advancement. Yet while African American, Hispanic and other minority students are pursuing higher education in greater numbers, they are not graduating with STEM majors, attending graduate school in STEM fields or pursuing careers in STEM professions at the same rate as other students.http://phys.org/news/2010-12-momentum-minority-retention-science.html
Economics & Business Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:50:04 EDTnews211555153Barriers of teaching revealed by teensBritish teenagers of South Asian origin have revealed some of the reasons why they are put off entering the teaching profession, new research has revealed.http://phys.org/news/2010-10-barriers-revealed-teens.html
Social Sciences Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:45:52 EDTnews206610336Study quantifies minority enrollment losses if affirmative action is eliminated(PhysOrg.com) -- A nationwide ban on affirmative action in college admissions would cause a 10 percent drop in black and Hispanic enrollment at the nation’s most selective colleges and universities, according to a new study. Overall black and Hispanic representation in four-year institutions would decline by two percent, the study found.http://phys.org/news/2010-01-quantifies-minority-enrollment-losses-affirmative.html
Economics & Business Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:02 EDTnews182446761Study: Teachers choose schools according to student raceA study forthcoming in the Journal of Labor Economics suggests that high-quality teachers tend to leave schools that experience inflows of black students. According to the study's author, C. Kirabo Jackson (Cornell University), this is the first study to show that a school's racial makeup may have a direct impact on the quality of its teachers.http://phys.org/news/2009-05-teachers-schools-student.html
Social Sciences Wed, 27 May 2009 06:49:47 EDTnews162625766California high school exit exam gets a failing grade in Stanford studyGraduation rates for low-achieving minority students and girls have fallen nearly 20 percentage points since California implemented a law requiring high school students to pass exit exams in order to graduate, according to a new Stanford study.http://phys.org/news/2009-04-california-high-school-exit-exam.html
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